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OLLIE’S POND

Description: The pond is a 41 acre man-made drainage facility managed by Charlotte County. This pond is named in the memory of Ollie Hewitt, one of the PRAS’s best birders and volunteers.

Vegetation Communities: Man-made pond surrounded by pine flatwoods.

Location: Located east of Collingswood Blvd. and south of Wintergarden in Port Charlotte. The parking lot is located on the northern part of the site near the intersection of Avon Avenue and Gobron Street.

Amenities: Parking lot and a trail surrounding the pond. The trail is often wet and is rough in parts: be careful!

Animal Species: You may not be able to see all these species

Birds that you may encounter at the POND:

American coot

Anhinga

Double-crested Cormorant

Mottled Duck

Ring-necked Duck

Great Egret

Pied-billed Grebe

Great Blue Heron

Green Heron

Little Blue Heron

Tricolored Heron

Glossy Ibis

Osprey

Wood Stork

Forster’s Tern

Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Common Yellowthroat

Birds that you may encounter in the FLATLANDS and the general vincinity: